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Lood de Jager

South African rugby union player

Summary

South African rugby union player

Field	Value
name	Lood de Jager
image	Lood de Jager 2015 RWC.jpg
fullname	Lodewyk de Jager
caption	de Jager playing for in 2015
birth_date
birth_place	Alberton, South Africa
height
weight	125 kg
school	Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs
university	North-West University
position	Lock
currentclub
youthyears1	2011–2012
youthclubs1
years1	2012
clubs1
apps1	1
points1	0
years2	2013–2016
clubs2
apps2	40
points2	5
years3	2013–2014
clubs3
apps3	11
points3	0
years4	2017–2019
clubs4
apps4	22
points4	20
years5	2019
clubs5
apps5	1
points5	0
years6	2019–2022
clubs6
apps6	30
points6	20
years7	2022–
clubs7	Panasonic Wild Knights
apps7	41
points7	70
repyears1	2014–
repteam1
repcaps1	73
reppoints1	25
clubupdate	15 July 2022
repupdate	9 August 2022
medals

Lodewyk de Jager (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and in the Japan league. He usually plays as a lock.

Career

De Jager played at youth level for the and also played for Potchefstroom-based university side .

In 2012, he was included in the Leopards' Currie Cup squad, but failed to make an appearance. Yet, his performances in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship earned him a move to the and he was included in the final squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

He joined the Pretoria-based on a one-year deal for the 2017 Super Rugby season.

On 24 April 2019 it was announced that he would be joining the Sale Sharks ahead of the 2019–20 Premiership season.

International career

In May 2014, De Jager was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals.

De Jager was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. South Africa won the tournament, defeating England in the final.

International statistics

Against	P	W	D	L	Tri	Pts
	11	9	0	2	1	5
	11	4	1	6	1	5
British & Irish Lions	3	2	0	1	0	0
	4	1	0	3	0	0
	3	3	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	3	0	0
	5	4	0	1	0	0
	3	2	0	1	1	5
	1	1	0	0	0	0
	13	3	0	10	0	0
	1	1	0	0	0	0
	4	4	0	0	2	10
	1	1	0	0	0	0
	10	7	0	3	0	0

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

Try	Location	Venue	Competition
1	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Mid-year rugby test series
2	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Mid-year rugby test series
3	Durban, South Africa	Kings Park Stadium	2015 Rugby Championship
4	Brighton, England	Brighton Community Stadium	2015 Rugby World Cup
5	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium	2019 Rugby Championship

Honours

South Africa

2025 Rugby Championship winner

References

{{SA Rugby Player Profile. (1 June 2016)
(8 February 2013). "GW kry JP, Marnus terug". Cheetahs.
(5 July 2016). "Lood de Jager to join Vodacom Bulls". Bulls.
(24 April 2019). "Sale Sharks sign Springbok international Lood de Jager". Sale Sharks.
(19 May 2014). "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named".
(26 August 2019). "South Africa World Cup squad: Siya Kolisi wins fitness battle, Eben Etzebeth backed, Aphiwe Dyantyi dropped". Independent.
(2 November 2019). "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC.

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